OFFICER'S HABIT OF THE FIRST CUIRASSIER First Empire. In blue and scarlet cloth. Front with eight buttonholes and buttons. Scarlet cloth collar with three clasps. Epaulette straps in silver trimmings. Short stockings, probably re-cut circa 1812. Scarlet interior and reverse. They are decorated with two pomegranates in gold trimmings (faded). Scarlet sleeve facings with three small small module buttons. False pockets with scarlet piping and three large buttons. Canvas interior, marked marked "CH MICHEL Tours". A large proportion of uniforms from this period found their salvation in a survival theatre costume makers. - Number 1 buttons. - Small module buttons in silver leaf mounted on bone. - Large module buttons in solid silver. According to tradition, the large silver module could be used as an occasional in the field. Epaulettes for captains. In silver thread and trimmings and small silver fringes. Dimensions: - Shoulder to shoulder: 47 cm - Seam from shoulder to shoulder: 33 cm - Total height: 81 cm - Height without basques: 46 cm - Height of basques: 35 cm (Wear and restorations) An evocative piece of the famous Colonel Chabert, First Empire period.